Engagement in political activities

(1) Officers are expressly forbidden to participate actively on behalf of any party or candidate in any National, Municipal or Village Election. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subregulation (l) above, an Officer is expressly forbidden to36 National Assembly Staff (a) accept appointment or election, whether paid or unpaid, as an Officer of a political party; (b) offer himself as candidate for election to the House of Representatives, City Council, Town Council, or Village Council, unless he has first resigned from the National Assembly (c) make speeches or answer questions at public meetings in a manner which indicates support for, or antipathy towards, any political party or politician; (d) assist in the election campaign of political candidates; (e) write letters to the press which refer to political matters and indicate party bias: (f) distribute literature which advocates the pursuance of a particular party policy; (g) show favor to members of a particular party when dealing with the public or when dealing with any form of National Assembly business; (h) solicit funds for any candidate or any political party; (i) engage in any activity of a party-political nature.